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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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